Belt Conveyors
Belt conveyors can accommodate almost anything, Whereas a roller conveyor can only handle larger items with a flat lower surface and a low centre of gravity.
Typical Industries
Assembly Line | Food Manufacture and Processing | General Production | Parcel & Packing | Warehouse & Logistics
Description
The traditional belt system for general lightweight carrying duties
Used for
General movement of lightweight material, including food, packages, aggregates, powders etc. Excels with smaller items, or items requiring very smooth and jolt-free movement
Not suitable for
Very heavy items, or anything sharp and/or abrasive
The traditional industrial workhorse, belt conveyors complement the powered roller conveyor.
Whereas a roller conveyor can only handle larger items with a flat lower surface and a low centre of gravity, the belt conveyor can accommodate almost anything: from discrete packages to small components; powders to aggregates. Items that might be prone to toppling are less likely to do so on a belt conveyor than they are on a powered roller conveyor. They can also handle semi-solid or sticky items such as clay or bread dough etc.
The belt conveyor is very flexible, able to form bends, as well as gradients. It also permits a very wide range of belt material and geometry, including such things as antibacterial belts for the food industry, contoured and/or flighted belts for aggregate handling, wire mesh belts (to allow air or liquid to circulate around a product), and a wealth of other applications.
The limitation of a conventional belt conveyor is – ultimately – the carrying weight. Beyond a certain weight threshold, the belt will begin to slip. At this point you might need to consider a chain-driven belt conveyor, or possibly a platelink conveyor. The latter is also the conveyor of choice for sharp or abrasive products that might puncture or tear a conventional conveyor belt.
Build and Construction
We use various ways to drive our belt conveyors dependant on the system size. For small applications we would use a powered drum to power the system and a tensioning device fitted one end. For larger systems we would use a under slung combined drive and tension unit, powered by a geared motor unit connected to the drive drum by a 2:1 chain drive.
All systems come complete with adjustable support legs and fitted in most cases with 2 ply PVC belting. The controls as standard on small applications will be stop/start contactor control, but on larger projects there would be a control panel fitted.
Belt Conveyors for your business
For more information on belt conveyors, or any other conveyors or conveyor systems, call us on 08754016772 today for an informal, no obligation chat. We’re here to listen to your conveyor enquiry and help provide you with complete conveying solutions.
